A Scientific Urban Detective

“So it really is this valuable…” Saten Ruiko was startled by Misaka Mikoto's generosity, and couldn't help but mutter softly.

Saten Ruiko wasn't a fan of the “Gekota” series. The reason she possessed this precious capsule toy was purely due to good luck…

It was around this time last year when various topics about the "Sports Meet Gekota Series" suddenly started circulating on the anonymous forums she frequented. It was even said that some people were buying certain rare models at high prices on the dark web—including this “Archery Gekota”.

Saten Ruiko was curious at the time, and on a whim, she wanted to make a small fortune, so for a while after that, whenever she saw a capsule toy machine on her way home from school, she would try her luck.

This “Archery Gekota” was her reward at the time.

However, by the time Saten Ruiko got this “Archery Gekota”, the hype on the forum had already died down, and no one was willing to pay a high price to buy this treasure from her.

Saten Ruiko was unwilling to sell it at a low price, so she simply kept it and forgot about it in her drawer.

Because at that time, Saten Ruiko had specifically complained to Shirai Kuroko and Uiharu Kazari about this matter, Shirai Kuroko remembered it.

Then, after becoming Misaka Mikoto's roommate, Shirai Kuroko realized that there really were such enthusiastic fans!

“There's no need to pay me anything.” Saten Ruiko waved her hands repeatedly. She wouldn't charge her friend. “It's not a particularly precious thing to me. If Misaka-san likes it, I'll just give it to you.”

“Really! Thank you so much!” Misaka Mikoto was overjoyed and immediately bowed deeply, smashing her head on the table.

“But I can't accept such a precious treasure for nothing!” Misaka Mikoto added, “If Saten-san has any wishes, as long as I can fulfill them, feel free to ask!”

“Wow, so generous, as expected of a Tokiwadai middle school lady…” Uiharu Kazari on the side showed an admiring expression.

“Actually, there's no need to be so exaggerated, wishes or anything…” Saten Ruiko scratched her head and laughed. “I don't have any… No, there might actually be one wish I want to fulfill.”

As she spoke, she turned her head to look at Uiharu Kazari beside her.

The latter immediately responded, “Saten-san, what wish do you have? Could it be… to visit Academy City?”

“That's your wish…” Saten Ruiko unceremoniously exposed her. “Well, it is indeed related to Uiharu-san.”

Having said that, Saten Ruiko solemnly said to Misaka Mikoto, “We—Uiharu Kazari and I—want to meet Unnamed-senpai!”

“Eh? Unnamed… senpai?” This answer was clearly beyond Misaka Mikoto's expectations. She really couldn't understand why the topic had turned to Lin Unnamed.

“Yes,” Saten Ruiko explained earnestly, “After all, Misaka-san is on good terms with Unnamed-senpai. We can only ask you for this favor!”

“Well, I wouldn't say we're on good terms?” The super electromaster scratched her head, a bright smile blooming on her face. “We're just ordinary friends, Unnamed-senpai and I… Hahaha…”

“Misaka-senpai… please calm down.” Shirai Kuroko reminded her from the side.

“Yeah, yeah,” Misaka Mikoto nodded repeatedly, seeming to finally come back to her senses. “I understand, Unnamed-senpai… Uh, can I ask, what do you want to see Unnamed-senpai for?”

“How should I put it,” Saten Ruiko said with a wry smile, “Let's just say we want to complain to Unnamed-senpai?”

This year, Uiharu Kazari and Saten Ruiko were admitted to Sakugawa Middle School.

That's right, because it was Lin Unnamed's alma mater, the originally ordinary Sakugawa Middle School now required a strict entrance exam for admission.

Otherwise, there would be too many students wanting to attend this school, and it would be impossible to accommodate them according to the usual practice.

Uiharu Kazari was a member of Judgment, and she was even exceptionally admitted as a specialist because she had distinguished herself in the "Underground Fighting Arena" case handled by Lin Unnamed.

So she had always regarded Lin Unnamed as her role model and idol.

As for Saten Ruiko, she had also served as Lin Unnamed's "urban legend consultant", so they could be considered to have some acquaintance.

Therefore, the main reason why the two of them specifically applied to Sakugawa Middle School was because it was the school Lin Unnamed attended, and they wanted to become his junior classmates…

However, until a month ago, they were both elementary school students, so they overlooked one thing—middle school only lasts for three years.

When they finally got into Sakugawa Middle School this year, they realized that Lin Unnamed had already gloriously advanced to become a high school student!

The two who perfectly missed their idol were naturally full of resentment.

In addition, Lin Unnamed was no longer what he used to be. In fact, he was already “in a high position”, and he rarely acted with ordinary Judgment members anymore.

This led to Uiharu Kazari finding it difficult to meet Lin Unnamed even during Judgment activities. And their relationship with Lin Unnamed wasn't good enough to easily visit him, so they could only helplessly accept reality.

Now that Misaka Mikoto, who was “on good terms with Unnamed-senpai,” had proactively made a promise, Saten Ruiko immediately thought of this matter.

—They wanted to see their idol.

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“I see, no problem!” Misaka Mikoto nodded without hesitation after listening. “Leave it to me, I'll arrange it!”

—Anyway, the two of them already knew Unnamed-senpai, so there was a good reason to ask Unnamed-senpai to hang out.

As she spoke, Misaka Mikoto took out her phone and prepared to call Lin Unnamed.

But she immediately stopped. “It probably won't work these few days… Unnamed-senpai has just been promoted to level 5, so he's really busy these days.”

After all, Lin Unnamed wasn't just an ordinary level 5. He was also Academy City's recognized “hero” and “Unnamed Director”.

The additional influence generated by Lin Unnamed's personal strength improvement wasn't limited to himself alone.

You should know that these past two days, Lin Unnamed's phone hadn't stopped ringing because of various administrative contacts.

Even Kumakawa Maria, who was originally just managing the accounts for the “Misaka Foundation,” had been pulled over to help handle these miscellaneous tasks.

Now was clearly not a good time to ask Lin Unnamed to hang out.

“Ah, it's okay, we can wait!” Uiharu Kazari quickly said, “Just choose a time when Unnamed-senpai is free.”

“Well, then let's make it this weekend,” Misaka Mikoto said immediately.

“Eh? So soon?” Saten Ruiko asked in surprise. She originally thought she would have to wait longer.

“Because there's a celebration banquet this weekend,” Misaka Mikoto said. “It was decided a few days ago—a banquet to celebrate Unnamed-senpai becoming a level 5, so everyone will definitely have time then. You can come and join us too.”